Learning and Development Consultant-Clinical Skills (Mental Health)
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Learning and Development Consultant-Clinical Skills (Mental Health)
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
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job Ref: 4925e83619d54e82bb5ba08a6508255e
Full Job Description
- Lead on provision of comprehensive competency-based programmes of multi-disciplinary staff development relating to essential clinical risk skills in a specialist mental health context including the design, planning, delivery and quality assurance of training.
- Lead on design and delivery of mandatory training relating to sexual safety and therapeutic observations.
- To ensure review of implementation and effectiveness of development programmes in addressing specific identified learning or clinical needs
- To promote meaningful staff engagement in work-based learning opportunities
- To support analysis of training needs and quality assurance measures for competency based blended learning programmes
- Provide managerial and clinical leadership in area of responsibility. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development. To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. 1. Lead and manage allocated projects as part of the overall mandatory and essential skills training strategy providing a high quality, responsive service to meet the needs of the workforce 2. Lead on design and delivery of mandatory training relating to sexual safety and therapeutic observations. 3. Lead on scoping and implementation plans for the delivery of training and development to all relevant staff relating to essential clinical risk skills in a specialist mental health context 4. Identify training needs of staff and lead on design and delivery/commissioning of training, using internal and external training resources, to meet identified need, to be delivered within budget and timescale, in accordance with agreed strategy 5. Lead on review and update of existing training programmes within remit to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the services 6. Lead on implementation of national and organisational clinical competencies to ensure that both modern design and delivery models are used, and that impact on practice post-delivery can be evidenced 7. Maintain an overview of the use of technology enhanced learning tools in relevant training programmes and lead on maintenance of course content presented in a virtual learning environment 8. Ensure appropriate organisation of training venues and logistics to achieve efficient training attendance and delivery 9. To lead the ongoing development and management of quality assurance of training for essential clinical skills in a specialist mental health context. 10.Provide consultation and guidance to managers, clinical leads and other stakeholders in relation to the meeting the training needs of staff in the context of evolving service delivery. 11.To lead in the collaboration and negotiation with Service Managers and other stakeholders internal and external to ensure delivery, methodology and implementation of the training programme meets service needs 12.Ensure availability of specialist learning and development advice, support and consultation to the Trust 13.To lead in the development potential and income generation in order to sustain the development and improvement of the business function 14.To prepare training activity reports and presentations for strategic management groups and stakeholders as required 15.To maintain an overview of current systemwide service delivery, workforce needs and training provision, and identify its scope, coverage, effectiveness and relationship with CPFT training strategy 16.To ensure that design and delivery is co-produced where possible with people that use CPFT services and their carers 17.Represent the Trust in local and national network events to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in this speciality 18.Develop and maintain the clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide clinically effective, holistic, evidence based training. 19.Implementation and review of competency frameworks within subject field 20.Work collaboratively and in partnership with HR colleagues, CPFT managers, CPFT staff, Professional Leads including medical, partner universities, the Local Authorities and Health Education East of England to deliver an integrated multi-disciplinary education offering and collaborative learning.
We are pleased to be able to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced mental health clinician to join our Mandatory and Essential Skills Training team. We are looking for a registered clinical professional who is passionate about the development of others and has an interest in the design and delivery of mental health clinical skills training. While it would beneficial, this role does not require a background in education as you will be working with an established team who would benefit from your clinical experience and understanding of learning in the workplace. You should have experience with clinical risk assessment in mental health services and be able to support the workforce in achieving proficiencies in practice. This role also has the potential to get involved in the development of innovative simulated learning relating to mental health practice and trialling emerging learning technologies. A good candidate will have a strong clinical background that includes experience of assessing skills competence in specialist mental health clinical settings. They will demonstrate the ability to engage, support, motivate and lead others to deliver high quality care. An excellent candidate will be able to demonstrate their professionalism and innovative attitude to challenges in the workplace, and a commitment to empowering others.